Sheet-metal package.



W. L. GOODHUB. 'SHEET METAL PAOKAGE.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WILLIAM L. GOODHUE, or WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, ASsIeNoR To AMERICAN SHEET a TIN PLATE COMPANY, or PITTSRURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHEET-METAL PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2o, 1909.

ing had to the accompanying drawings,

vforming part of this specificatiomin Which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved package; Fig. 2 is an end view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a partial perspective View of the binder or strip, on a larger The object of my invention'is to provide a simple, cheap and effective binder for packages of corrugated sheets, `which will provide for reducing storage space.`

In the drawings, I show a pack of corrugated sheets 2 which are held together by two or more corrugated bands 3. These bands extend entirely across oneface of the pile, and their opposite endportions 4, A, are bent back von-the opposite face and also corrugated to lit the sheets. The amount of the lap in thev bent-back ends is shown as about `one and 'pone-half corrugations in length. This, however, may be Varied asdesired, and thenumber ofbands may also be varied to.` any desired number.'

The `advantagesof my invention result from the reduced amount of storage space occupied by a set of these packages. One package can interft with the next owing to the use of the corrugated strips, thus reducing the space occupied. This is of special va'lue in transportation on shipboard where the freight charges depend largely on the space occupied. The corrugated binders are cheap, may be easily made, and eiectually hold the sheets in the pile.

The number of the strips used, and the shape and form of the corrugations may be changed; yand many other variations may be made without` departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention.

A sheet metal package, comprising a pile of corrugated sheets held together by wholly external separated corrugated binder strips, said strips extending across one face of the pile and being bent back along-the opposite face of the pile, thev sheets of the pile all being in contact with each other; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

v WILLIAMl L. GOODHUE. Witnesses: p P. A. KENNEDY,

MARY ROBERTS. 

